Protector for checks.



0.13. HOLLAND.

PROTECTOR :POR CHECKS.

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p To all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES I AIENrl oEEItrE.v

CHARLES E. HOLLAND, OE NEW YORK, N. Y., AssIGNOE 'Io THE DEFENDER MANUFAe TUBING COMPANY, or CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

PROTECTOR FOR CHECKS.

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. HOLLAND', a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New Yorkand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for Checks and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to protectors intended for use in connection with checks, drafts, bonds, or other commercial paper for mark- 1n,D amount drawn.

It is the object ofmy invention to provide a small' and compact machine by means of which the paper may be simultaneously cut and stamped with indelible ink with a character'or characters represent ing the amount fory which -the paper is for which the paper is loriginally drawn; to so construct the machine and to provide convenient means therefor whereby all the working parts are readilyaccessible' for inking, cleaning or adjustment; further, to provide a machine of this kind with' characters of different kinds representing similar duplicate values, so that the designationv of the amount may be applied to the paper in duplicate in characters of different kinds,

whereby the danger of raising the amount is eliminated; further, to provide, means whereby the characters of different kinds,

representing the same amounts in duplicate, respectively appear in different manners in the' paper; further, in providing means whereby the paper is subjected to cutting action frombcth sides, whereby the characters are sharply cut through the paper, and, further, in simultaneously applying ink to the cut surfaces whereby the characters appear upon both sides vof the paper.

The invention will be'further readily understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure l represents a plan view of my improved device with the hood thereof partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a Alongitudinal vertical axial section of .the` same on the line z-a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same, partlybrokcn away for vbetter illustration of parts. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of thesame on -the line y-y of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the character-wheels Specification of Lettersv Patent. Application ledMarch 5, 1910. Serial No. 547,572.v

0f the same to prevent the raising of thel Patented July 18, 1911.

detail 'on the line of Fig. 7, showing the -manner of supporting the anvil. 7 1s a plan view of the anvil and adjacent parts. Fig. 8 is an 'enlarged detail in section showing the cutting action of the char-- 9 -is a detail ofthe su ort for the filling plate, on the line .w of ig. 2. v I

1 represents' the mainframe, 'which is preferably a' onepiece'casting and so constructed as to support all the working parts which are stationarily mounted, the manner of constructing the frame and arranging the parts permitting this to be done.

2 is a shaft journaled in bearings 3 in the .supports a feed roller 5 provided with feeding flanges 6, the upper portions ofthe pe- .'ripheries of which are received through an opening 7 in the top of the .frame and preferably, extend above the upper surface of the table-plate 4. A supporting plate 8 laid out in plane. Fig.v 6 isla cross-sectional '6o acters `and anvil uponthe paper; and, Fig. I

'frame under the tablefplate 4 thereof, and

for the paper is received at the rearlofgaid feed roller, across said opening.' It has lags 21 received between lugs 22 at the respective walls of said opening.-

10 is a leverpivoted on a. screw 11 received in bearings'12 on. the frame. inner end of the lever is forked, the tines 13 thereof being at the respective sides of the impressiomwheels hereinafter and' having rollers 14 journaled thereon on screws 15, the rollers being' received above the feeding fianges 6 for co-acting therewith in feeding the check or other paper. The outer end Yof the lever merges into a thumbpiece 16 which is arranged to be depressed when it is desired to insert a paper between,

the feed rollers, the upper or'idler feed rollers being \,pressed toward the feeding ianges by mea-ns of a helical spring 17 received about the screwv 11, one end 18 of the spring bearing against the lever and the other end 19 being received about a pin -20 in one of the bearings 12. `The feeding rollersare'operated in manner hereinafter described.

26 is an integral rocker-frame, all of the .movable parts of the machine being shown mounted on thetwo integral frames, namely the main frame and the rocker-frame. The rocker-frame 'ispivoted on a pin 27 received through bearings 28 on the rockerframe The mentioned,

and bearings 29 on the main frame l. lts forward cud is normally urged upwardly h v means of a spring 30 received in asocket Bl on the rocker-trame and bearing1 against 5 a gil-t 32 orn 'the main frame. lThis girt is part of an overhane'ingbracket 25 extending forwardly from the rear of the main `frame, and is spaced from the table-surface by the mouth 24 for receiving the paper. *i The rocker-trame is provided with a bearin g 33 in which a shaft Pel is ournaled. On the forward end oi this shaft impression wheels 35 8G are mounted so as to turn therewith. In the form shown, the impression wheel 35 is provided with a hub c?, about which the impression wheel G is received, the impression wheels being` located side by side. The shaft is provided with a pin i3 received in a radial slot sie in the bore of impression wheel 53:3, and the hub ot the latter is provided with a pin 4:5 received in a radial slot i6 in the bore of wheel 36, for causing simultaneous rotation ot the shaft and wheels. There is a positioning` wheel 35i for the sha'l't rigidly secured there to. The impression wheelsarereceived-about the shaft between the positioningI wheel and the head of ascrew 39 threaded into the end ot the shaft. lf it is desired to use only the impression wheel 35, the screw 39 is unscrewed, the impression wheels slipped endwise eti the shaft, the impression wheel 3G slipped endwise oill the hub and the impres sion wheel again returned to the shaft, the parts beinfT so arranged that no Jfurther adjustment is necessary, as the impression wheel 35 is positioned endwise of the shaft irre fiectivc of the presence or absence ofthe impr vsion wheel 3G. .lt desired, the relative positions of the impression 'wheels may be rev Weet' 'n 'wheel Zf is provided with as indicated by the wenn as tifgures and conveni representinp,` collars, pounds ffserlingg, shares, and stop. The charartms on the impression wheel 3G are ot a different kind trom those on the im,- pression wheel 7&5, as shown by the characters 52, represented as Roman numerals and lother characters, dittering from the characters on the impression roller 35, but representing similar'denominations whereby each denomination is represented in duplicate by 55 ditierentcharacters. l .further arrange the characters on the respective impression wheels in such manner to causeimpressions of different natures to be made by the respective wheels. rlhus l show the characters on the impression wheel 35 as composed el teeth 53 which extend in planes at right angles to the rotary axles pf the impression wheels, and the characters 52 as comprising teeth 5a which extend in line with the rotary axes of said impression feed roller 5, and is secured tothe lateralwalls of the opening` 7 by means of screws 59 screwing upwardly into the trame throughlugs GO on the anvil. he anvil-surface is provided with teeth G3 which extend at right angles to the rotary axes of the impression wheels, and correspond withthe teeth 53 of the characters 5l on the impression wheel 35, and with teeth G4; which eX- tend in line with the rotary axes of the impression wheels, and correspond with the teeth ot' the characters 52 on the impression wheel 36. The anvil may be reversed to accommodate for the reversal ot position et' the wheels 35 0G.

The teeth on the impression wheels and anvil are preferably cutting;` teeth, as indicated in Fig, S, in which the teeth between the wheel 35 and the anvil are shown in ci'osssection, the teeth between the wheel 3G and the anvil being ot' similar torin. The matinp` teeth are providedwith mating cutting` edges G5 and mating' shearing surfaces 5G GG for cutting` the paper sharply, and,v after being cut, permitting` the eut edges of the paper to again lie side by side tor avoiding` "bunchine" of the paper at- Vlhe construction alsov the marked portion. causes the cutting` edges to remain sharp by acting on each other. The respective teeth on the anvil and on said impression wheels, at the moment that the paper is being cut, are located in each others lateral planes so as to cause the teeth to cleanly cut slits into the paper preferably in lines yextending at right angles to each other in the respective kinds of characters, so as to provide the paper not only with different kinds oi" characters but also to impress those different kinds ot' characters through the paper in different. manners, the characters on the im pression wheels being` providedwith indelible ink in manner to bez'presently de scribed, the ink heiter simultaneously 'applied upon the paper by the action thereon ot the impression wheels and anvil, whereby the cut edges ot the paper are inkedfor causing the characters to appear on both sides of the paper and 4thus impregnate the paper 'throughout its thickness with the ink.

vthe paper being simultaneously cut Jfrom both sides of thelsame, thus indelibly and irremovably altixing the duplicate characters of different kinds into the paper. l. preter to make one et the kinds of characters more. prominent than the other, for instance,

I make the characters 5l of larger size than the characters 52.

F or applying,` ink to the rollers lt provide ink-rollers 67 68 at the respective sides of said impression wheels, which are respectively looseiy journaled on screws 69 70 secured' in the outer ends of the yoltes 71 72 iournaled by bearings 73 T4 on` pins 75 76.

located in bearings 77 78`of the rocker-frame 20. Re spring 83 is securediatits respective ends to lugs 79 80l on the respective yoltes for drawing the swinging ends of said yokes toward each other and causing impact ofthe inking rollers' against the charactera segment-wheel 8S at its inner end whichI meshes with a pinion 89 on the shaft 34. For limiting rotary movement of the operating shaft the segment is provided with obstructing ends 85. The operating shaft is provided with a pointer 90 arranged to be brought into registry with the various vcharacters of agage 91 on a gage-plate 92 Se# cured by means of screws 93 to a hood 94 which is received about the operating parts and inking rollers of the machine and secured to the main frame by-screws 95 so arranged that the hood may be readily removed for access to and adjustment of the working parts.

The forward end of the operating shaft carries a hand-wheel 96 by means of which the operating shaft may bed turned for l bringing the pointer into registry with any of the characters on the gage 91, thereby, through the medium of the wheels `88 89 operating the impression-wheel shaft 34 for bringing the corresponding duplicatech'aracters of different kinds into positions above the anvil 57. lVhen turning the hand'wheel, the impression rollers 36 are in raised position above the anvil .57, and the pointer '4 90 is in position closely'adjacent to the plate 92, the handvvheel 96 *being also in raised position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.

2. While thel parts are in raised position .the check or other paper is, slipped under the impression wheels into the mouth 24,l Adjustable stop-gages 101 are provided 'for positioning the paper, the same being adjust-able forward and back and secu-red in place vby means of screws 102 screwed into the frame through slots l103 in ,the respectivegages. lVhen the papenyy-is in place, the rocker-frame is depressed by means of the hand-wheel 90 which -servesthe double pur pseof turning the wheel-shaft through .the

segment and pinion and of rocking the rocker-frame.

The positioning wheel 38 is provided with teeth 111-betweenwhich a positioningrtooth 11) secured to 'the girt 32 s'arrangedto be selectively received when the rooker-frame is depressed for properly positioning the desired characters on the impression wheels above the anvil: vFor further aiding in sitioning the impression wheels vabout their axes, a spring 113 is secured to the rocker` frame by ascrew 114e and has 'a tooth .115 yieldingly received betweenthe teeth of the positioning-Wheel. For feeding the check or other paper with a step-by-step movement soas to advance the same after each im-` ;pression thereon bythe characterewheels, I

provide the feed-shaft 2 with uratchet wheel 119, the teeth of' which are adapted to be engaged by a pafwl 120, which has a bearing 121 received about the rearcnd of the shaft 34, the pawl being held in engagement with the teeth by a spring 122 lo cated bet-Ween a lug 123 on the p awl and a lug 124 on the frame; mounted on the shaft 34 which roclrs`with the rocker-frame and is depressed after each impression made by the impressionwheels. This upward movement of the forward end of therocker-frame causes depression of the paWl and consequent turning of the ratchetlwheel `for the distance of say one tooth thereof. lThis turning of the ratchet-wheel causes turning of the feed-Wheel shaft and consequent operation of the feed-rollers and advancement `of the paper to the extent or 'distance desired by the character-impressions thereon. When the operating shaft is depressed, the pawl is raised into range of the next tooth so that a' consequent addi? tional movement may be imparted to the feed-rollers upon the next upward movement of the forward end of the rockerframe. For locating the feedLrollers at the ends of `their feeding movement, the feedroller shaft is provided with a positioning roller 126 having ,teeth 127 arranged to be engaoed by a tooth 128011 a spring 129 secure vto the mainframe 'b afscrew y130. For closing the main frame rom below and providing a suitablesecuring plate therefor, I provide a plate 133 secured to the. bottom of the mainframe by screws 1311, the plate;

being provided-with holes 135 through which suitable screws maybe received into a ,desk or other support on which the protector may be placed.

Having thus fully described inyinvention,

to secure by what I claim as new and `desire LettersPatent is:

. 1. In 'a protector for 'checks or vthe like,-`

the combination of an impressing part-provided with characters arranged .in aplurality of lines designating similar denominations in said resp c tiv'e 'lines in a plurality of Ways arranged -foracting simultaneouslyv on said check or the like, feeding means -for said check ori/the like, said feeding means' and impressing part lhaving parallel rotary axes extending atsubstantially right angles to the directions in which said plu- The 'pawl is thus senting different characters of similar denominations to said anvil, and'means for causing approach between said impression wheels and anvil, substantially as described.

l0, In a protector for checks or the like, the combination of an anvil, an impressionwheel shaft, aplurality of impression wheels mounted thereon having thereon characters of different kinds representing similar denominations, means for simultaneously turn-Kv ing said impression wheels, and means for causing approach between said impression wheels and anvil, the said anvil and the said cliaracteis on said impression wheels being provided withco-acting cutting means comprising cutting teeth having shearing faces extending in parallel lines in-tlie direction of said approach between said impression wheels and anvil for vpenetrat-ing the paper placed between them from both' sides of said paper, substantially as described.4 l

- l1. In a protector'for checks or the like, the combination of an anvil, animpressionwheel shaft, a plurality of impression wheels mounted thereon havingthereon characters of different kinds representingA similar denominations, means for simultaneously turn-l i ing said impression wheels, means for causing approach between said impression wheels 'and anvil, the said anvil and the said chai'- acters on ysaid impression wheels being provided witli c'o-acting cuttingsurfaces, comprisingcutting'teeth having shearing faces extending in parallel li'nes in the direction of said approach between said impression wheels'and anvil for penetrating the paper placed between them from both sides of said paper, and means for applying ink to a cute tingsurface whereby the ink is caused to show on both sides of saidpaper when cut, substantially as described;

l2. In a protector for checks or the like, the combination of a main frame comprising a table-plate having. an'opening therein and a bracket extending forwardly from the rear part of said main frame and comprising a` cross-girt above said opening, a rocker-frame, said bracket having a pivot bearing thereon vfor said rocker-frame, a shaft joui'naled in said rocker-frame, an impression wheel secured thereto, an inking device for said. iin--l operation of said rocker-frame, and a pointer on said'operating-shaft movable toward and l from said gage, substantially as described.

. 13. In a protector for checks or the like,

the combination of a main frame comprising a table-plate having an opening therein and a bracket extending forwardly from thel rear part of said main frame embracing a girt above saidopening, arem'ovable suporting plate inserted in said opening, the said tableplate andsupporting plate having paper supporting surfaces located in and extending in substantially similar planes,'a feed` wheel shaft journaled in said main. frame under said table-plate, a feed-wheel thereon projecting through said opening, a' rockerframe pivoted to said bracket, an-impression-wheel shaft jouriialed iii said rockerframe, an impression wheel thereon, an operating .shaft forA said impression-wheel shaft, a spring between said cross-girt and rocker-frame located between said impression wheel and the pivot of said ,rockerframe, and a ratchet and pawl connection between said, impression-wheel shaft' and feed-wheel shaft extending through said opening, the said removable supporting plate forming removable cover-plate spanning said opening under said girt between said feedroller and ratchet and -pawl connection, substantially as described.

14. In a protector-forchecks or the like, the combination of anintegral main frame, an integral rocker-frame pvoted thereon, said integral main frame comprising a tableplate havin@ an opening therein, bearings thereunder for a feed-shaft, and a bracket extending forwardly from the rear part of said main frame and comprising a girt above said opening, a feed-shaft journaledin said first-named bearings, feeding means thereon projecting through said opening, said 'feed- -ing means comprising feeding flanges which are spaced.' apart, an anvil in said space, a plurality of impression wheels above said anvil provided with characters of dierent kinds designating similar denominations in va plurality of ways, means for simultane- .ously rotating said impression wheels foibringing characters of similar denomination opposite said anvil, means for causing approach between said impression wheels and,

anvil, a spring between said girt and rockerframe, and feeding -means between said rocker-frame and feed-shaft, substantially as described. l l5. In a protector for checks .and the like, the combination of a inain-frame, a feedshaft journaled therein, feeding means therey on comprising 'feeding flanges spaced apart, an anvil located in the space between said feeding flanges, a plurality of impressionwheels thereabove, the said impressionA wheels havingthereon ra plurality of kinds of characters designating similar .denomina-- tions-in different lines, the said characters tor ilfeeding the peper, n metier-freine on` whieh ,Suid inipression-n'heelfs :1re mountedi und lifedinll melius' lietvveen `wid rocker trume nml teed-Slm't't, suhstuntiullv un deiwrihetl. y

ttt. ln u protector Y['or eheehs und the like, the eoinhiimtion of un iutegrul ninin Vtreme eomprising- :i tnhlefjrilute provided with nu opening, henrings under Suid tinl'ile-lrilute tor u telld'shutt, :1nd u hrzleliet extending tor- \vurol v trom the reur of eend tnhle-lilute und Forming u mouth thereunder und'huving nl hearingthereon for the pivot ot n roelter flriune :in intee'rul roeker-ifruine riveted hv 7 te Y Suid pivot to IQuid lnuin trume7 :i feed-nhut'tl journuled in Suid tirst-numed lwuriirggn` uE titel-roller thereon projecting' through suitl opening, un ini1n'ensioiewheel shuttjournnled in ymid roelier-rumei/ u rntehet und pun'l eonneetiou hetween Suid shutits pro jeeiing' through .Suid opening', :ind :i removuhle supportingA pluto lineerted in lmid open` ing, the Suid tuhle-plute:1nd Asupportingplete lniving puper-slipporting` `Qurtuees extending' in substantially similar planes :it :similar level, suhstnntinlly its deserihed.

ti'. ln :i protector tor eheelts und the like. the eonihinution oit' un integral nniin l'rzime1 :in integrul rocher-'trume pivote-d thereon, Suid integrzd niuin t'ruiue eompi'is'siug; u tul le plete huving un opening thereiin lientine'.I thereunder 'for u iteed-shutt. und u ln'ueltet extendingI forivurdtv 'from the riur puri ol' .Suid muin 'tranne und eomprining u girl.` uhove Suid opening. u teed--shutit `iournuled in Suid tirstnzuned hein-ings, leerling` menus thereon projeetinl through Suid opening'` :mid feeding menne eompribiu` feeding` [hinges which nre spliced upurt7 nu uuvil in lQuid epilee: :i reniovuhle supporting pluto reeeived ueros Suid opening' under Huid `e'irt7 un impreesion n'iteel uhove Suid unvil pro-- vided with impressing' ehurueters7 niente; Ytor muuuullv rotnting;` IQuid impression vvheel tol" ltr-inging yQuid severul ehuruetersy oppoeite `Suid unvilr` ineens vl'or munuully enusing' u`pproneh hetn'eennuid impression n'heel und nnvil, meuns t'or uutomutiel llv uuuinggj retruetion hetn'eeu the l'orn'urd end ot Suid integr'ul roeltei-'lrume und integrul muin treme` und feeding' nieuunl hetneen Suid roelter-lre.ine und leedrslmittj AHubstnntiull)v us deserihed.

ln testimou)Y whereof, l huve signed niv nume hereto in the present-e olt two suhb'erili intr vvitueses,

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